Abstract
Laminated HfC-SiC/BN ceramics were successfully fabricated by tape casting and hot pressing. Fully dense HfC-SiC ultra-high temperature ceramics with homogeneous structure were obtained. The introduction of the weak BN layer resulted in a slight decrease of the flexural strength but significantly improved the fracture toughness compared with monolithic HfC-SiC ceramics. The fracture toughness of laminated HfC-SiC/BN ceramics in the parallel direction peaked at 8.06±0.46MPam1/2, which increased by 115% than that of monolithic HfC-SiC ceramics. The composites showed non-catastrophic fracture behaviors in both parallel and perpendicular directions. It indicates that laminated structure design is a promising approach to obtain full density HfC-SiC ceramics with high fracture toughness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3635-3640 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of the European Ceramic Society |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Hot pressing
- Laminated HfC-SiC ceramics
- Mechanical properties
- Microstructure